modulate
/ˈmɔːdʒjuːleɪt/MAWJ-yoo-layt
/ˈmɔdʒjuleɪt/MAWJ-yoo-layt
Meaningto measure out
Common meaning: to adjust or vary the tone or strength
- modula measure; a way of doingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1156 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latinmodulari‘to measure, regulate’source
- Englishmodulate‘to adjust or vary the tone or strength’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin modus ‘a measure’.
Roots
- modus Latin “a measure; a way of doing”
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